Oxidative stress in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: focus on the NRF2 redox pathway.
Hum Mol Genet
; 26(14): 2781-2790, 2017 07 15.
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| ID: mdl-28472288
ABSTRACT
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked genetic disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene and characterized by progressive, lethal muscle degeneration and chronic inflammation. In this study, we explored the expression and signaling pathway of a master player of the anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory response, namely NF-E2-related Factor 2, in muscle biopsies of DMD patients. We classified DMD patients in two age groups (Class I, 0-2 years and Class II, 2-9 years), in order to evaluate the antioxidant pathway expression during the disease progression. We observed that altered enzymatic antioxidant responses, increased levels of oxidized glutathione and oxidative damage are differently modulated in the two age classes of patients and well correlate with the severity of pathology. Interestingly, we also observed a modulation of relevant markers of the inflammatory response, such as heme oxygenase 1 and Inteleukin-6 (IL-6), suggesting a link between oxidative stress and chronic inflammatory response. Of note, using a transgenic mouse model, we demonstrated that IL-6 overexpression parallels the antioxidant expression profile and the severity of dystrophic muscle observed in DMD patients. This study advances our understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms underlying DMD and defines the critical role of oxidative stress on muscle wasting with clear implications for disease pathogenesis and therapy in human.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oxidative Stress
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Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
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NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Year:
2017
Type:
Article